Senate panel approves Rice nomination for Sec. of State

CorbettB. Daly

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved, by a vote of 16-2, Condoleezza Rice's nomination to become President Bush's second Secretary of State. Rice would replace Colin Powell, who has served as the administration's top diplomat since January 2001. Former presidential candidate John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., voted against the nomination. The entire Senate is expected to approve the nomination Thursday. Bush is sworn in for a second term Thursday at noon.

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